However, if your neighbor is making an excessive amount of noise or causing another disturbance and you’ve tried reasoning with them, it may be time to approach your landlord. If talking with them about too much noise, find out if your apartment complex has a noise ordinance or designated quiet time. If not, this may be something to suggest to your landlord. Otherwise, your landlord may have to talk to your neighbor directly.
If the kids are the noisy ones, talk to their parents. It’s not really your place to discipline them. If the parents are your problem, explain your situation and talk about how you can find a balance. If they refuse to budge, let the community leaders know about it.
Although you can’t avoid some negative people, you may be able to limit your exposure to them. If they’re family or in-laws, interact with them only as required to fulfill your family responsibilities. If they’re work colleagues, keep your interactions to the job at hand. Don’t socialize with them out of work or engage in gossip or discussions that degenerate into rants or complaining.
Undesirable neighbors come in all shapes, sizes and socioeconomic backgrounds, an equal opportunity annoyance. Sometimes it’s just no big deal, but there are those who, due to unseen forces inside their heads, are just unable to find productive things to do with themselves and prefer to nose their way into other peoples’ business for fun or sport.
A friendly neighbor is much more likely to call the police of he notices a stranger lurking near your house, than a neighbor who does not know you personally. Also, it will be easier for you to spot any undesirable strangers since you know everyone on your street by face and by name.
